Table 1.
HPs (n = 42) | HD Patients (n = 84) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 55.6 ± 16.1 | 56.5 ± 11.9 | 0.714 |
Sex (men) | 21 (50%) | 44 (52.4%) | 0.801 |
Diabetes mellitus | – | 44 (52.4%) | – |
Dialysis vintage (years) | – | 2.9 (4.9) | – |
CCI score | – | 6 (3) | – |
Hemoglobin (mg/dL) | 14.2 ± 1.8 | 11.0 ± 0.6 | <0.001 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | <0.001 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.09 (0.15) | 0.20 (0.40) | <0.001 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 14.6 ± 3.6 | 59.4 ± 14.7 | <0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 10.3 ± 2.6 | <0.001 |
25-hydroxy vitamin D (ng/mL) | 15.6 (13.0) | 10.2 (6.5) | <0.001 |
spKt/Vurea | – | 1.4 ± 0.3 | – |
Notes: Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation for variables with normal distribution and median (interquartile range) for variables with non-normal distribution. P-values were tested using Student’s t-test for variables with normal distribution and Mann–Whitney U-test for variables with non-normal distribution.
Abbreviations: HPs, healthy participants; HD, hemodialysis; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index.